Porterhouse blue

Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, Plot - Adaptations. Porterhouse Blue is a television series adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the Tom Sharpe novel of the same name for Channel 4 in four episodes. Comedy Porterhouse Blue Poster .. In late-'80s Britain, Porterhouse College Cambridge is an anachronism, its students uniformly male and (in the vast.

8 Apr - 2 min - Uploaded by Templars Of Sian To all who've had matron.. Not far off the truth. Category. People & Blogs. License. Standard. 5 May - 3 min - Uploaded by Mark Holding This is the full-length version of the original TV theme song to the channel 4 TV series. A distinguished cast star in Malcolm Bradbury's adaptation of Tom Sharpe's comic novel.

Porterhouse Blue has ratings and reviews. Petra X said: This is disgustingly funny. It is up there with Anonymous Lawyer and What We Did On Our. The basis of a PBS miniseries, Porterhouse Blues confirms that Tom Sharpe is " an excellent writer and absolutely hilarious. His characterizations are deft, his. 26 Jun Porterhouse College is an institute of higher education steeped in five hundred- years of There are no critic reviews yet for Porterhouse Blue. 20 Nov - 2 min After the sitting master succumbs to an infamous "Porterhouse blue"-- a stroke brought on by. 7 Jun Merciless satirist: Tom Sharpe's Porterhouse Blue 'took a four-barrelled elephant gun to the world of Oxbridge' Agencia EFE / Rex Features.

A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform, Porterhouse Blue tells the story of Skullion (Jason), the Head Porter of a fictional . 7 Nov Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe. Porterhouse College is world renowned for its gastronomic excellence, the arrogance of. The ultra-traditional staff of Porterhouse, an ancient college at Cambridge University, comes into conflict with the new government-appointed Master who wants. 7 Feb Image credit: Isabella Dalliston. “Porterhouse will modernise Porterhouse will change” is proclaimed in the first scene by the newly appointed.